next to Supreme Court decisions being released in the summer, October has gotta be one of my favorite months politically-speaking...



http://www.drudgereport.com/page.htm

Quote :

"XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON OCT 5 2006 2:53:48 ET XXXXX CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY **World Exclusive** **Must Credit the DRUDGE REPORT** According to two people close to former congressional page Jordan Edmund, the now famous lurid AOL Instant Message exchanges that led to the resignation of Mark Foley were part of an online prank that by mistake got into the hands of enemy political operatives, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal. According to one Oklahoma source who knows the former page very well, Edmund, a conservative Republican, goaded Foley to type embarrassing comments that were then shared with a small group of young Hill politicos. The prank went awry when the saved IM sessions got into the hands of political operatives favorable to Democrats. This source, an ally of Edmund, also adamantly proclaims that the former page is not a homosexual. The prank scenario was confirmed by a second associate of Edmund. The news come on the heels that former FBI Chief Louis Freeh has been named to investigate the mess. Developing... "

[Edited on October 5, 2006 at 3:02 PM. Reason : looks like panthersny wins -- lock this up]

10/5/2006 3:01:07 PM